Israeli assault targets symbols of Hamas power (It Blowed Up Real Good)

msnbc ^ | 12/29/2008 | ap

[tobyhill]

Israel's air force obliterated symbols of Hamas power on the third day of its overwhelming assault on Gaza on Monday, striking a house next to the Hamas premier's home, devastating a security compound and flattening a five-story building at a university closely linked to the Islamic group.

The three-day death toll rose to 315, including seven children under the age of 15 who were killed in two separate strikes late Sunday and Monday, medics said. Israel launched the deadliest attack against Palestinians in decades on Saturday in retaliation for rocket fire aimed at civilians in southern Israeli towns.

Israeli defense minister Ehud Barak told Israel's parliament in a special session that Israel was not fighting the residents of Gaza "but we have a war to the bitter end against Hamas and its branches."

[tbpiper]

Israel was not fighting the residents of Gaza

After 3 days of intense bombing, the 315 death toll confirms that.

[bert]

“We Support the troops but oppose their mission” Left wing American wackos

Irony.... death in Gaza is defended by American antiwar activists.

[tobyhill]

They are all terrorist and the women make little future terrorist. The actual “residents” fled Gaza in 2005 after Israel pulled out and Hamas took over. If there are any innocent residents left then they need to blame their leaders in Hamas for their life conditions.

[GBA]

Good for Israel! I can't imagine what Hamas thought was going to happen with their lobbing rockets over and over into Israel except to piss Israel off, especially with their election coming up.

[metmom]

Residents means nothing. They could (and likely are) all terrorists. The women aren’t any better these days.

It’s just as likely that the terrorists are hiding behind them anyway, just as they have used women and children as human shields before. It was their responsibility to get them out of harms way.

Knowing Israels traditional human rights stand, I give them the benefit of the doubt.

[reagan_fanatic]

The three-day death toll rose to 315, including seven children under the age of 15 who were killed in two separate strikes late Sunday and Monday, medics said

Mmm-hmm - and just where is the shock and disgust when a hamas rocket slams into a civilian's home in Israel, or a homicide bomber takes out a bus in Jerusalem filled with women and children? Where is the UN and the press outrage over those atrocities?

[Abathar]

Mahmoud Abbas publicly stated they should have stopped firing rockets into Israel. How someone can blame Israel for this is ridiculous.

[servantboy777]

These Palestinians are just plain brain warshed.

I work with a Palestinian Arab, man they hate the Jews.

I mean really hate. Even refers to them as apes and dogs.

This guy has gained a lil weight as of late, grew his beard out. I keep looking to see if it's a C-4 belt around his chest.

When he talks about all this Palestinian / Israeli conflict, he makes no sense what so ever. It's all propaganda taught through the mosque.

You can ask a perfectly logical question, or just try to reason with him.......he evades, will not answer direct questions, beats around the bush.

In the next breath, spews out how the Zionist Jews are criminals, baby killers, dogs and so forth.

Tellin ya, they preach hate to the tenth degree in these mosques.

[PA-RIVER]

My brother told me about a taxi ride he got from an Egyptian.

The Egyptian said that according to his religion, Israel must be destroyed. Period.

I think Israel got the message.

[mkjessup]

[FreeAtlanta]

I heard the Egyptians shot some "Palestinians" at the border who were trying to get out of the area. It made me think of the scene from "Enemy at the Gate" where they told their own people if they left the front, these machine guns are here to kill you.

The rest of the Muslim world are using the so called Palestinians as fodder against Israel.

[massgopguy]

Why does he still have a job?

[AppyPappy]

Exactly. The Egyptians were shooting them when they left the Gaza. “Go back and die for Palestine”.

[norge]

Sounds exactly like some Dems I know.

[encm(ss)]

Why does he still have a job?

Good question. Is it because he IS a threat to you? Is he a terrorist in your office? If he does get fired are you afraid he will come walking in to the office to collect his last paycheck with a special belt strapped on? Doesn’t that make him a terrorist, now?

[Tahoe3002]

I work with several muslims......with me, they are are friendly and respectful. And they are mostly older, engineers, and well educated. Still I do not trust them. I keep my USMC flag in my office and it is well known.

[Moonman62]

Israel launched the deadliest attack against Palestinians

The attack was against Hamas, not palestinians.

[TChris]

I keep my USMC flag in my office and it is well known.

...therefore, the Muslims are friendly and respectful. :-)

Perception of fear and weakness invites attack. Perception of courage and strength commands respect and courtesy.

[Lurker]

Even refers to them as apes and dogs.

Head over to your HR Dept. and tell them he's engaging in 'hate speech' and is making yours a 'hostile work environment'.

Then sit back and watch the fun.

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